The purpose of this study was to examine reasons for teacher participation in online communities of K-12 teachers. The authors interviewed 23 teachers from three self-generated online communities and analyzed more than 2,000 postings in those communities. The findings indicated five reasons for participation: (a) sharing emotions, (b) utilizing…

In this article we examine how instructors make decisions about task design in telecollaboration and the factors that influence these decisions during the actual implementation of the tasks. We begin with a review of the recent literature of online intercultural exchanges to identify and describe a typology of 12 different types of tasks and task…

This paper demonstrates some characteristics that all parametric statistics have in common, using the general linear model as a framework and emphasizing that canonical correlation analysis is the general linear model. Four characteristics of the general linear model are delineated and explained using a program for the Statistical Package for the…

This bibliography, along with other bibliographies developed by the Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development, is intended to assist practitioners, researchers, policy makers, and system developers in identifying and locating sources of information on the design and use of computer-assisted career guidance (CACG)…

This bibliography, along with other bibliographies developed by the Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development, is intended to assist practitioners, researchers, policy makers, and system developers in identifying and locating sources of information on the design and use of computer-assisted career guidance (CACG)…

This bibliography, along with other bibliographies developed by the Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development, is intended to assist practitioners, researchers, policy makers, and system developers in identifying and locating sources of information on the design and use of computer-assisted career guidance (CACG)…

When John Closen became principal of Rogers Elementary School he found three computers, a speech synthesizer, printer, and software and began the computerization of the school. Two years later the school is dramatically transformed. (MD)

Examples of computer equipment that is specially designed or can be easily adapted for children with special needs are given. (MT)

Traces the development of university faculty computer literacy and the extensive use of computer capabilities in undergraduate instruction in a sociology department. Computer applications and benefits are described in terms of teaching, administrative work, research productivity, faculty morale, and departmental image within the university.…

Presents the findings of a survey at the University of California--Davis, in which faculty members were asked about their use of computers in teaching and research. Among the findings are that faculty members advocate more spending on computer hardware and more publicity on campus about available computer training. (GEA)

Provides examples of computer-based classroom activities which support the skills, content, and democratic values goals of social studies. It also outlines an approach to teaching inquiry, information handling, and group interaction skills; explains the role of databases in supporting content objectives; and gives examples of values issues that…

The authors suggest a computerized approach to evaluation of the progress of job training programs. The approach has great potential to meet the needs of managers of Job Training Partnership Act employment and training programs. (Author/CH)

Current trends and issues in education, and especially in school counseling, indicate the importance of collaborating for student success. With the proliferation of computer and networking technologies at their fingertips, school counselors can effectively forge greater collaborations among various stakeholders by creating virtual…

We describe highly generative and affectively powerful classroom activity structures that are made possible by applying new levels of connectivity across diverse hardware platforms. Based on teaching experiments involving core topics in basic algebra (slope-as-rate, linear functions, simultaneous conditions), we examine 3 kinds of activity…

This digest discusses using spreadsheets in mathematics education. The case is made that being able to manage spreadsheets is an important skill in the technologically enhanced new millennium. An annotated list of World Wide Web resources is included. (MM)